Annual collection of adventure and science fiction stories and stories by Soviet and foreign writers. The book includes: the story of N. Koroteev "The Trap of Good Luck," the fantastic story of A. and S. Abramov "The Man Who Could Not Work Miracles," the adventure story of Yu. Paporov "Roque Lopez - the Tornado of Sinaloa," the modern fairy tale of S. Yaroslavtsev "Expedition to the Underworld," the adventure story of V. Morozov "The Night Incident," fantastic stories by M. Greshnov, V. Mikhanovsky, A. Paley, as well as notes on Soviet science fiction by V. Revich.